Chestnut Truffles

Name: Chestnut Truffles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 g of Chestnuts; 100 g of Dark Chocolate; 10 g of Butter; 50 ml of Milk; 60 g of Sugar; Mezza packet of Vanilla; 20 ml of Rum; Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

Chestnut Truffles are little sweets made with chestnuts, chocolate and milk: simple, elegant and perfect to serve at the end of a meal.

Difficulty Easy
Preparation 15 minutes
Cooking 50 minutes
Servings for 4 people

Chestnut Truffles are an autumn dessert, simple to make and ideal to serve your guests at the end of a meal or as an elegant gift idea. The advantage of these little sweets is that they can be made well ahead of time and kept in the fridge (no small thing if you have lots of other dishes to make).

To make these chestnut bonbons we used dried chestnuts which, although they need a long soak (about 24 hours), save you the trouble of peeling fresh ones and removing their inner skin, a long and laborious process. The other ingredients you need for these chestnut pralines are chocolate, milk, sugar and butter. If you like, you can also flavor the chestnut balls with a liqueur such as rum to make them even tastier.

Among the other truffle recipes we recommend trying are the Lemon Coconut Truffles, the Truffles with a Hazelnut Center and the Chocolate Rum Truffles.

Ingredients for 4 people

250 g of Chestnuts dried
100 g of Dark Chocolate
10 g of Butter
50 ml of Milk
60 g of Sugar
1/2 packet of Vanilla vanillin
20 ml of Rum
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder to taste

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Method

To make the Chestnut Truffles, soak the dried chestnuts for at least 24 hours, then rinse them and remove any remaining skins.
Then transfer them to a pot full of lightly salted water and cook them for 50-60 minutes, until tender.
Mash them with a potato ricer to get a sort of puree and transfer them to a bowl.
Separately, melt the coarsely chopped chocolate with the butter and milk, then add it to the chestnuts.
Add the sugar, flavor with the rum and vanillin and mix all the ingredients well to get a smooth, dry mixture that is easy to work with your hands.
Use a spoon to scoop up small portions of the mixture and roll them between your hands into balls. Roll them in the unsweetened cocoa, then place them in small paper candy cups.
Put your Chestnut Truffles in the fridge for at least half an hour before serving. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

This Chestnut Truffle recipe is naturally gluten-free. If you want to turn it into a vegan recipe, replace the milk with a plant-based drink (soy, rice, oat, etc.) and use a tablespoon of neutral vegetable oil instead of the butter: they’ll be just as good.

Instead of dried chestnuts, you can easily use fresh chestnuts if you prefer: boil them in plenty of salted water with a bay leaf. Then all you have to do is peel them and use them in your recipe.

Tips

We recommend making the Chestnut Truffles a few hours ahead. Resting in the fridge lets the flavors blend better and helps the bonbons hold their shape.

Storage

Chestnut Truffles keep in the fridge for 4-5 days, well covered with plastic wrap.